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Hevelius, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Hevelius, Johannes yōhänˈəs hāvāˈlēo͝os [key], 1611–87, Polish astronomer, b. Danzig. From a finely equipped observatory in his house at Danzig, assisted by his wife Elizabeth, he made valu...Purkinje, Johannes Evangelista
(Encyclopedia)Purkinje, Johannes Evangelista yōhänˈəs āˌväng-gālĭsˈtä po͝orˈkĭnyā [key], 1787–1869, Czech physiologist. While professor (1823–50) at the Univ. of Breslau he pioneered in establish...Ewald, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Ewald, Johannes yōhänˈəs āˈväl [key], 1743–81, Danish poet. Ewald's elegant verse made him the leading poet of his time. He studied for the ministry but soon turned to writing. His lyrical tr...Müller, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Müller, Johannes: see Regiomontanus. ...Scheffler, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Scheffler, Johannes: see Angelus Silesius. ...Jensen, Johannes Vilhelm
(Encyclopedia)Jensen, Johannes Vilhelm yōhänˈəs vĭlˈhĕlm yĕnˈsən [key], 1873–1950, Danish writer. As a young man he studied medicine; his interest in biology and anthropology is obvious throughout his w...Jørgensen, Jens Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Jørgensen, Jens Johannes yĕns yōhäˈnəs yörˈgənsən [key], 1866–1956, Danish poet and religious writer. He reacted against the naturalism of Georg Brandes and, in such works as Poems (1898),...Becher, Johannes Robert
(Encyclopedia)Becher, Johannes Robert yōhänˈəs rōˈbĕrt bĕkhˈər [key], 1891–1958, German poet and essayist. After an early association with the Expressionist movement, Becher turned to Communism. His ant...Clericus, Johannes
(Encyclopedia)Clericus, Johannes: see Le Clerc, Jean. ...Okeghem, Jean d'
(Encyclopedia)Okeghem, Jean d': see Ockeghem, Johannes. ...Browse by Subject
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